The Mandurugo is a mythical being from Philippine folklore, similar to a harpy-vampire variant of Aswang (Filipino shapeshifter). The Mandurugo drinks blood similar to a vampire.

The Mandurugo is a part of vampire folklore which began in the Philippines. The vampire had similar features to the bat. In pre-colonial Philippines the mandurugo is known as a Kinnara or kinnari, they are gentle and beautiful winged creatures that resemble slim youths.

Feb 22, 2016 · MANDURUGO – (Tagalogs) A precise term designating the vampire is the Tagalog word mandurugo, blood (sucker). A pretty girl in the tale “The Girl of Many Loves” proved to be a mandurugo, ‘blood sucker’.

The Mandurugo is a vampiric creature from Philippine folklore, and one of the varieties of Aswang (Filipino shapeshifter). A variety of Aswang, the Mandurugo resembles a vampire. They are usually young and beautiful women by day, but develop wings and long, sharp tongues by night, which they use...

mandurugo "blood sucker." A vampire in Philippine folklore. The mandurugo are said to be most active in the province of Capiz, Panay Island. During the day they are beautiful and seductive young women, but at night they transform into flying monsters.

The mandurugo is a variety of the aswang that takes the form of an attractive girl by day, and develops wings and a long, hollow, thread-like tongue by night. They use an elongated proboscis-like tongue to suck fetuses off pregnant women.

In the Capiz province of the Philippines, there is a vampiric creature that looks like a very beautiful woman called a mandurugo ("bloodsucker"). It only appears at night and uses its beauty to lure men into marrying it so that it will have a constant supply of blood.

Apr 9, 2012 · The mandurugo (means, “one who draws blood”) which is a female bloodsucker lures men with her beauty, for she is very attractive, so she may feed on their blood. As the belief goes, the mandurugo would marry a healthy youth to ensure a …

In the Philippines, the Capiz province isknown as a haven for witches and for a species of elusive demonic vampires known as the aswang mandurugo. It appears as a beautiful woman by day, but at night its true form, that of a monstrous winged being, is revealed.

The Mandurugo in Bicol mythology is a type of Vampire-like Aswang that is a beautiful maiden by day and harpy-like creature by night that drinks blood. Depending on the version of the story the appearance may vary but in Bicol its often associated with big birds of prey.